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The Night Country

A Hazel Wood Novel
Pages
384
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

With Finch's help, Alice escaped the Hinterland and the dark legacy of her reclusive grandmother, Althea Proserpine. Now she and the other stranded refugees of the fairy-tale world are trying to build unmagical lives in New York City. But someone, or something, is killing off the Hinterland's survivors one by one, and Alice suspects their deaths aren't random. Meanwhile, back in the winking-out remains of the Hinterland, Finch searches for a way home while the story-world itself unravels around him. The sequel to The Hazel Wood continues Alice's fight to separate herself from the stories that made her.

About the author

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Melissa Albert

Melissa Albert is an American young adult author from Illinois who studied journalism at Columbia College Chicago and worked as a managing editor at Barnes & Noble before publishing fiction. Her debut novel, The Hazel Wood, a fairy-tale noir, spent 36 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was followed by the sequel The Night Country. She lives in Brooklyn.

Characters

Alice ProserpineProtagonist

Escaped the Hinterland and now tries to build a normal life in New York while its survivors are hunted.

Finch (Ellery Finch)Supporting

Alice's ally, stranded in the collapsing remains of the Hinterland while searching for a way home.

All characters in The Night Country

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Night Country a standalone or does it need The Hazel Wood first?

    You need to read The Hazel Wood first. The Night Country is a direct sequel that continues Alice's story and assumes you already know the Hinterland, its characters, and the ending of the first book.

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